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Defining the Daylighting Revolution.......
Earning LEED Credits with daylighting
The U.S. Building Council was formed several years ago by a coalition of building industry leaders from across the nation. Their goal and intent was to promote building designs that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to work and live. These building environments have been proven to boost worker productivity, reduce absenteeism, help students learn and increase worker satisfaction. The LEED point concept was developed by the USGBC to establish a numeric point system that would present an objective method of grading architectural projects as to their adherence to sustainability.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) has become a cornerstone of sustainable design among building owners, architects, engineers, and contractors. Many municipalities across the country have mandated that all new public buildings, if not actually submitted for LEED certification, must be at least designed and built with the goal of achieving certification.
One of the easiest ways to gather LEED points revolves around natural light design. Ciralight Daylights are uniquely suited to achieve the desired results.
Possible LEED credit contributions as a result of incorporating Ciralight daylights into your design include:
EA Credit - Optimize Energy Performance (1-10 Points)
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Option 1 - Whole building energy
stimulation Ciralight's Suntracker can help buildings achieve 35% savings in energy for existing building renovations and 42% for new buildings. Compared to electric lighting, it produces illumination equivalent to 800 watts of fluorescent lighting, or more than a 1,000 watt metal halide lamp. Since it does not draw any line voltage, electricity costs for lighting drop to zero during the average of 10.5 hours a day that it reflects light indoors. |
EQ 8·1-Daylight & Views (1 Point)
Daylight 75% of spaces
ID Credit 1·1 - Innovation in Design (1 Point)
Achieve 95% Daylighting based on the requirements and guidelines of credit 8·1
| The Suntracker uses a state-of-the-art solar powered GPS rotation control system to track the sun with a single mirror that effectively reflects sunlight into the building. The light passes through a thermal barrier, through a light well and a bottom light diffuser to effectively spread the light throughout the building. |
ID Credit 2 - LEED Accredited Professional (1 Point)
| Educate the project team members about green building design, construction, and application of the LEED rating system early in the life of the project. |
Please contact our LEED specialist with any questions!
Matt Prior - 410-239-9800 - matt@natureslightingdistribution.com